100 Great Snacks

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Snacks are the mainstay of fast convenience foods. They also represent the most traditionEil way of eating. Intemationeil cuisines abound in bread- and pastry-based portable foods, and most pre-date the Earl of Sandwich's invention; his favourite repast of sliced ham served between buttered slabs of bread allowed him to indulge his gambling vice without the inconvenience of sitting at table.
Many hand-held snacks are descended from ancient street foods; others originate in the portable, workaday sustenance of fishermen on the high seas, labourers working the fields and vineyards, and pickers toiling in groves and orchards. In the main, they are humble everyday fare, epitomizing real food. Although fast and easy to prepare, the best are outstandingly good and John Midgley has prepeired 100 recipes sourced from his knowledge of world cuisines.
The currently fashionable bruschetta and crostini have humble, even poverty-stricken origins. The breads of the Middle East and the Balkans... Tovább

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Snacks are the mainstay of fast convenience foods. They also represent the most traditionEil way of eating. Intemationeil cuisines abound in bread- and pastry-based portable foods, and most pre-date the Earl of Sandwich's invention; his favourite repast of sliced ham served between buttered slabs of bread allowed him to indulge his gambling vice without the inconvenience of sitting at table.
Many hand-held snacks are descended from ancient street foods; others originate in the portable, workaday sustenance of fishermen on the high seas, labourers working the fields and vineyards, and pickers toiling in groves and orchards. In the main, they are humble everyday fare, epitomizing real food. Although fast and easy to prepare, the best are outstandingly good and John Midgley has prepeired 100 recipes sourced from his knowledge of world cuisines.
The currently fashionable bruschetta and crostini have humble, even poverty-stricken origins. The breads of the Middle East and the Balkans have always been handy envelopes for morsels of spiced poultry, meat, vegetables, nuts and cheese. Similarly, Oriental pancakes and pastry rolls filled with delectable shredded meat, poultry, and spicy vegetables are Ein exotic form of snack, and Indian nans, chapatis and parathas can conveniently contain delicious fillings. The cornflour flatbreads of Mexico are traditionally eaten with indigenous chilies, tomatoes, beans and avocados. In Spain, pies and savoury turnovers are filled with a variety of produce according to region and season, and bread provides the base for a host of tapas. Several French pastries and tarts have been included, which, prepared with cheese, eggy custards and sweet caramelized onions, make tempting gourmet snacks. From more northerly latitudes come the open rye sandwiches of Scandinavia, and Russia's zakuski, rich in fish, vegetables, mushrooms and
Together with some great British and American favourites, these and other improvised snacks such as Italian focaccia with grilled vegetables, Turkish olive bread, and Cantonese sesame prawn toast provide mouthwatering recipes which can be used to create a simple speedy snack or a tempting supper-party dish.
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